I picked Rubber Soul. You Won't See Me/Nowhere Man are my favorite back-to-back tracks ever, followed closely only by Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid by Zeppelin. The rest of the album holds up well. I think, personally, that it's better than Help! and Revolver among those albums that defined the middle of their careers. I like Sgt Peppers, but I don't think I could ever classify it as the best The Beatles ever did. I think Abbey Road is 1b for me, and as mentioned above, those ~16 minutes or whatever on the B side gives me chills, too. The build up going in to and through Carry that Weight (especially the end when they all sing to end the song) might be my favorite part of any Beatles album ever. Still, though, Rubber Soul is my go-to album.

Bill the Butcher wrote:For me, I have to give it to both Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road.

White Album is a bit overrated.

But all of their albums are epic.

I wish artists would care less about touring and more about writing music so that they can release an album each year. The Beatles essentially made a dozen albums within a 6 year span. Hot damn.

It's a whole different industry now than what it was during the sixties. Most artist's, even the big ones like Metallica, U2, etc. etc., make most of their money now from touring and personal appearances. The digital distribution age and the stupidity of the record company exec's are pretty much destroying recorded music as a profit making venture.

Back in the sixties, the Beatles were actually one of the lesser prolific groups. Creedence Clearwater Revival released 7 platinum records along with numerous singles in a roughly 3 year span.

It was a great time for the music lover. If I had a way-back time machine I'd head for the nearest record store circa 1965-1969 and get sealed copies of everything I could get my hands on.